The Washington critic., 1887-07-18
T'YPE-wRITING TAUGHT
At Room p, st. Cloud Building. References
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.


Fare for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all ears, G for % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Rallroad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle CON
tanning Mills statue of Washington; Cor
Coran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew jackson; Department of Justice lhalt
ing at Fifteenth street, where transfers are
giN Nen to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard's and other hotels, and through
tho cpIincipal business portion of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market twhore transfers are given to the
Seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
here transfers are given to branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as.
Ccnding south side Of Capitol Hill, cOntin-
ung along street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Nayy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourtcenth.street Branch - starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue. Re
turning, same route. Transfers given tound
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, cents additional.
Seventh.street Branch-starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and PostuHlces, Odd'tel-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvanla avenue
at Centre Market and city POstOnlcc lwhera
transfers are given 10 tho main or Avenue
line, continuing across tho Mall, past The
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
SCUM, to the whoryes OF the Mount vernon,
Norfolk aud other steamers and Alexandria
ferry Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railwuy-Lcaylng GEORGETOWN,
NhcIC II mubes d circuit Of Wet lligh,
luyctte, Second, DumbWrton und Mont
gum,ry streets, passing ne9r, CeuGset9wn
college, Academy of the Visitation, lligh
Service Reservoir, and oak mn Ccmctc'y
over Rock Creek to + street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue amidst the p1lt
tiM residences of the West End, including
thar OF tho British minister; along seycn
tcuuth street west 10 II street north, Four
tcCuth street to +, pa sing WILLARD and the
Ehbitt House, crossing Ninth street twhefg
Bgauc). past the putgut and Poet uAiCc-,
TO lilth Street, 10 Louisiana uNcnnc, messing
judiciary square, city Hall, und Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to G sirtgt, by
tie Baltimore and Ohio depot 10 Delaware
avenue, tu Il slreyt north. tu First s'rctt
east, thruggaiuu East capitol street tn in.
coin l0rh hc'uIniug sumo route fulus
west, Caccgt along New Jersey aNvnuu ana
street instead nl Indiana avenue
Cars also leave luo wust fruut pi tho StDte,
Waraud Navy Departments at convenient
intervals, connecting with above Hue at
Seventeenth aud II streets,
Ninth street branch Starts at northern t'r
minus Of seventh street west .whHrn 10 con
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, diyorElns
TO Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon square, Mgsun.a Temple.
Patent ana Pu>tyifCgs az 7 street lvherr
transfers are given To main luu east uf
vest, thence tu l. street, passing tontTo
Mari 3 and Baltimore and lutumle pcuDt
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, 10 Four.
and-a.hllt street, thence M tho Arsenal
gate and steamboat Whar}u4, Potomac
River Returning hy pme route,
silver Springs BrluuN-Starts from northern
terminus Of NiuthstrHut BRANCH. tDllOwlns
seventh street ruad past Howard tuycIr
sity and Srhuet2rn Park, TO entrance tu
grounds Of soldiers Homo. Returning
same route,
Culuml IN Rullway-Sturts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast ut Urea Jury Department
along New York avenue 10 It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at seventh
street; thence ON Massachusetts, aycuuc tu
II street north, past the Government Print
ing OnNCU 10 Boundary and beginning ut
Baltimore turnpike and Bcnnlng's Bridge
road. Returning, same route